being very busy; busyness
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
after that; afterwards; thereafter
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
ordinary clothes (i.e. non-uniform); plain clothes; civilian clothes; plainclothes police officer
arrival; arriving at ...; counter for items or suits of clothing; nth place (in a race); counter for moves
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
company; firm; (Shinto) shrine; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.; incorporated body
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
what is called; what you call; what they call; so-called
over-demanding parent; parent who makes selfish and unreasonable demands on behalf of their child
working adult; full-fledged member of society
parents' ability (or inability) to let go of their children
overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness
klop; klunk; whonk; with a heavy impact; forcibly
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
long ago; a long time ago; already
home area; home town; local
to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.); to change; to move to the next stage (of a plan, etc.); to divert (one's attention) to; to focus on (something different); to spend (time); to let (time) pass
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
regular customer; valued client
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs